Electricity and Magnetism

An object that can attract certain metals like iron.

• Repulsion

• Magnet

• Compass

The ends of a magnet where the force is strongest; called the north and south poles.

• Magnetic field

• Magnet

• Magnetic pole

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A path that electricity flows through.

(iciCrut)

A magnet made by running electricity through a wire wrapped around iron.

(lcrmgeEetoant)

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A material (like iron) that is strongly attracted to magnets.

• Ferromagnetic

• Magnetic field

• Lodestone

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NGSS.MS-PS2-5

A naturally magnetic rock that was one of the first magnets people discovered.

• Temporary magnet

• Lodestone

• Magnet

A wire wound in a circle or spiral, often used in electromagnets.

(Cilo)

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CCSS.RL.7.7

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A magnet made by running electricity through a wire wrapped around iron.

• Motor

• Generator

• Electromagnet

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NGSS.MS-PS2-5

A circuit where all parts are connected one after another.

• Parallel circuit

• Resistance

• Series circuit

A circuit where parts are connected in separate branches, so electricity has more than one path to follow.

• Series circuit

• Parallel circuit

• Current